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Week starting Saturday, March 3, 2012

Degas: A New Vision offers the most significant international survey in nearly 30 years of the work of Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition, which assembles some 200 works from public and private collections around the world.

This fun event is a relaxed gathering that includes a day of competitive shooting, card playing for non-shooters, and shopping with vendors tailored to the sportsman. The day is complete with a fabulous buffet lunch[…]

MFAH Members Daytime Preview Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection Exclusive viewing of the exhibition before it opens to the public. For MFAH Members at all levels of[…]

Presented in conjunction with the film screening of blacktino on Friday, March 2. Elizabeth Avellán and Greg Carter first met while studying filmmaking. They have both had prolific careers in the film industry, often included on lists of[…]

Houston philanthropist Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., had a passion for collecting, a fascination with gold art objects, and a desire to share them with the world. Like the cultures that fashioned these treasures, he valued[…]

A close exploration of the porcelain splendors at Rienzi, this tour introduces visitors to the inspiring development of "white gold" in Europe during the 18th century. Discover the monarchs and vibrant commercial markets that fed[…]

Explore the museum's new Arts of Japan Gallery on this 45-minute gallery talk, which covers major themes and traditions in Japanese art. Presented in conjunction with Elegant Perfection: Masterpieces of Courtly and Religious Japanese Art.